Resident Director

Posting Details

Posting Summary

Job Title
Resident Director

Division
Student Affairs Office

Department
Office of Residence Life & Housing

Work Status
Full Time

Position Category
Staff

FLSA
Exempt

Pay Range
Commensurate with experience

Minimum
Commensurate with experience

Maximum
Commensurate with experience

Fund Source
Auxiliary

Job Summary

Job Duties

The Resident Director will:

• Serve as a direct liaison between the students, the student staff, and the professional staff, within ORLH

• Conduct 1 on 1 meetings with the student staff, assisting with mediations between residents, and addressing any concerns and/or issues brought up by residents and the student staff
  
  
• Contribute to the planning and policy formation

• Coordinates surveys and special projects as requested by the Senior Staff and/or The Office of Residence Life

• Manages and maintains progressive discipline procedure and documentation for Para-professional staff and Night Managers

• Manages resident programs

• Manages occupancy reports as required by the Assistant Director of Assignments, Marketing and Conference Services

• Rotates on-call duty coverage as assigned, conducts a minimum of (3) rounds and provides additional staff coverage and duty during special events or holidays as needed

• Manages weekly operations reports

• Coordinates written evaluations of staff at the close of each semester

• Verifies residence of students assigned to the building by ensuring roster integrity

Requested Minimum Qualifications

Education
The successful candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in an any discipline from an accredited college or university.

Experience
At least one (1) year of professional or graduate experience in housing, residence life, or residential education is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Previous experience as a Resident Director
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural communication skills.
• Events management experience
• Flexibility with nontraditional work hours.
• Knowledge of student development theory and other related theory
• Ability to balance the needs of a hall facility, students and student staff
• Demonstrated commitment to working with diverse populations and the capacity to develop and maintain
• Ability to establish effective working relationships within a diverse academic community
• Understanding of the College’s HBCU mission and an appreciation for how HBCU traditions
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Other Preferences for Consideration

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
ST01099

Number of Vacancies
1

Job Open Date
07/21/2024

Application Review Date

Job Close Date
08/14/2024

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please enter at least one to two references in the References page of the application.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * How did you hear about this career opportunity?
   • Career Fair
   • Morgan's Career Website
   • Another Job Website
   • Internal Job Posting
   • Word of Mouth
   • Other
2. * Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from an accredited college or university?
   • Yes
   • No
3. * Do you have at least one (1) year of professional or graduate experience in housing, residence life, or residential education?
   • Yes
   • No
4. * Are you a current, past or retired Morgan University employee? Are you a current, past or retired State employee? If YES to pass, retired or current STATE employee, please put the agency. If not applicable, put N/A.
   
   (Open Ended Question)
   
   

Applicant Documents
Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents

1. Transcripts (unofficial )
2. Reference Letter